Be Careful At Lunch

As a follow-up to yesterday's post there is one caveat. Mind your table manners!

Be aware of how you may be perceived as you eat. Do you hover over your food like a hawk after a kill? Does your hand go to your mouth with the speed of a packaging conveyor? Do you talk with food in your mouth? If you have a mustache or beard, are there particles clinging to you?

I have a friend that I have lots of meals with but I have to make sure I don't sit across from this person. After every meal, the nose cleaning process begins. Not just blowing the nose but using the napkin like a q-tip in each nostril right at the table. I don't know if there is a food allergy problem or what but it is pretty disgusting especially while people are still eating.

Pick up a book about etiquette. Ask your friends who are brave enought to tell you, "Do I have any habits, particularly at the table, that annoy you?". As you eat a meal ask yourself "Do I look like a cave dweller or a modern human being?". Even if you don't know the difference between a butter knife and a carving knife, practice looking good while you eat. Of course there is the other rule - eat the same way your guest eats!